QGIS 2.4 "Chugiak" released

QGIS 2.4 "Chugiak" Splashscreen

We are pleased to announce QGIS version 2.4 "Chugiak". The name "Chugiak" is an hommage to the founder of the QGIS project who lives in "Chugiak" (Alaska).

The most important improvement in this version is the multi-threaded renderer. The rendering can now be interrupted during navigation at any time, the user interface is not blocked by zooming and panning. In addition, rendering should be faster for more complex projects. One can specify the update interval in milliseconds and how many cores QGIS can use for the rendering. Layers can now be rendered in parallel in multiple cores.